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SAFETY GUIDELINES
SAFETY GUIDELINES
• Use personal protective equipment. Always wear eye protection. Protective equipment such as
dust mask, non-skid safety shoes, hard hat, or hearing protection used for appropriate conditions will
reduce personal injuries.
• Prevent unintentional starting. Ensure the switch is in the off-position before connecting to
power source and/or BATTERY pack, picking up or carrying the tool. Carrying power tools with
your finger on the switch or energising power tools that have the switch on invites accidents.
• Remove any adjusting key or wrench before turning the power tool on. A wrench or a key left
attached to a rotating part of the power tool may result in personal injury.
• Do not overreach. Keep proper footing and balance at all times. This enables better control of
the power tool in unexpected situations.
• Dress properly. Do not wear loose clothing or jewellery. Keep your hair, clothing and gloves
away from moving parts. Loose clothes, jewellery or long hair can be caught in moving parts.
• If devices are provided for the connection of dust extraction and collection facilities,
ensure these are connected and properly used. Use of dust collection can reduce dust-related
hazards.
• Do not let familiarity gained from frequent use of tools allow you to become complacent
and ignore tool safety principles. A careless action can cause severe injury within a fraction of a
second.
POWER TOOL USE AND CARE
• Do not force the power tool. Use the correct power tool for your application. The correct
power tool will do the job better and safer at the rate for which it was designed.
• Do not use power tool if the switch does not turn it on and off. Any power tool that cannot be
controlled with the switch is dangerous and must be repaired.
• Disconnect the plug from the power source and/or remove the BATTERY pack, if detachable,
from the power tool before making any adjustments, changing accessories, or storing
power tools. Such preventive safety measures reduce the risk of starting the power tool accidentally.
• Store idle power tools out of the reach of children and do not allow persons unfamiliar with
the power tool or these instructions to operate the power tool. Power tools are dangerous in
the hands of untrained users.
• Maintain power tools and accessories. Check for misalignment or binding of moving parts,
breakage of parts and any other condition that may affect the power tool’s operation.
If damaged, have the power tool repaired before use. Many accidents are caused by poorly
maintained power tools.
• Keep cutting tools sharp and clean. Properly maintained cutting tools with sharp cutting edges are
less likely to bind and are easier to control.
• Use the power tool, accessories and tool bits, etc., in accordance with these instructions,
taking into account the working conditions and the work to be performed. Use of the power
tool for operations different from those intended could result in a hazardous situation.
• Keep handles and grasping surfaces dry, clean and free from oil and grease. Slippery handles
and grasping surfaces do not allow for safe handling and control of the tool in unexpected situations.
SERVICE
• Have your power tool serviced by a qualied repair person using only identical
replacement parts. This will ensure that the safety of the power tool is maintained.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FOR MITRE SAWS
• Mitre saws are intended to cut wood or wood-like products, they cannot be used with
abrasive cut-off wheels for cutting ferrous material such as bars, rods, studs, etc. Abrasive
dust causes moving parts such as the lower guard to jam. Sparks from abrasive cutting will burn the
lower guard, the kerf insert and other plastic parts.
• Use clamps to support the workpiece whenever possible. If supporting the workpiece by
hand, you must always keep your hand at least 4” (10 cm) from either side of the saw
blade. Do not use this saw to cut pieces that are too small to be securely clamped or held
by hand. If your hand is placed too close to the saw blade, there is an increased risk of injury from
blade contact.
• The workpiece must be stationary and clamped or held against both the fence and the
table. Do not feed the workpiece into the blade or cut “freehand” in any way. Unrestrained or
moving workpieces could be thrown at high speeds, causing injury.
• Push the saw through the workpiece. Do not pull the saw through the workpiece. To make
a cut, raise the saw head and pull it out over the workpiece without cutting, start the
motor, press the saw head down and push the saw through the workpiece. Cutting on the pull
stroke is likely to cause the saw blade to climb on top of the workpiece and violently throw the blade
assembly towards the operator.
• Never cross your hand over the intended line of cutting either in front or behind the saw
blade. Supporting the workpiece “cross handed” i.e., holding the workpiece to the right of the saw
blade with your left hand or vice versa is very dangerous.
• Do not reach behind the fence with either hand closer than 4” (10 cm) from either side of
the saw blade, to remove wood scraps, or for any other reason while the blade is spinning.
The proximity of the spinning saw blade to your hand may not be obvious and you may be seriously
injured.
• Inspect your workpiece before cutting. If the workpiece is bowed or warped, clamp it
with the outside bowed face toward the fence. Always make certain that there is no gap
between the workpiece, fence and table along the line of the cut. Bent or warped workpieces
can twist or shift and may cause binding on the spinning saw blade while cutting. There should be no
nails or foreign objects in the workpiece.
• Do not use the saw until the table is clear of all tools, wood scraps, etc., except for the
workpiece. Small debris or loose pieces of wood or other objects that contact the revolving blade can
be thrown with high speed.
• Cut only one workpiece at a time. Stacked multiple workpieces cannot be adequately clamped or
braced and may bind on the blade or shift during cutting.
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